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This harbor seal pup from Juneau is one of six to be admitted to the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward. (Courtesy Photo | SeaLife Center)

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Juneau pup 1 of 6 admitted to SeaLife Center

Seal team six.

Water droplets sit on a blade of grass following a rainy period in Interior Alaska. (Courtesy Photo | Ned Rozell)

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Rain falls, as it always has

Rain is, after all, the free distribution of a substance more valuable than gold.

Triston Chaney and his brother sit aboard their grandpa’s gill-netter in Bristol Bay. (Courtesy Photo | Triston Chaney)

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An interview with a lifelong fisherman

“When the salmon are running, we can catch all we want pretty quickly.”

A moose with no name: Contest to be held for new fire-prevention mascot

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A moose with no name: Contest to be held for new fire-prevention mascot

Move over, Smokey. Division of Forestry seeks name for mascot.

Mallards stand near the pond at Rotary Park, June 21, 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

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Fun at home — Looking out the windows

Busy birds and bears.

Sunrise over South Fairbanks came at 3:10 a.m. on a recent June morning. (Courtesy Photo | Ned Rozell)

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Here’s what happens when a world traveler visits South Fairbanks

The sun rose with the color of an orange Creamsicle.

Long-distance, seasonal migrations are part of the animal world

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Long-distance, seasonal migrations are part of the animal world

Oh, the places they go.

Permafrost specialist Tom Douglas pauses on the ice of a Fairbanks creek that shows recent bank erosion, probably due to the thawing of soil that had been frozen for many years. (Courtesy Photo | Ned Rozell)

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Of moose and men: How did a moose get into permafrost?

A moose story.

With age comes an appreciation for brakes

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With age comes an appreciation for brakes

While I agree with the “send it” ethos, I don’t want to send myself into unconsciousness.

More than meets the (human) eye

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More than meets the (human) eye

We can’t see all the ways flowers communicate with pollinators.

Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

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Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

Reader-submitted photos.

Biologist Sophie Gilbert and glaciologist Tim Bartholomaus smile together in 2018. (Courtesy Photo | Tim Bartholomaus and Sophie Gilbert)

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A tale of glacier mice and young love

The mice aren’t real, the relationship is.

Planet walk puts things in perspective

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Planet walk puts things in perspective

The greenhouse effect is crucial for life, but it’s possible to have too much of a good thing.

Building an immune system capable of fighting disease is probably more important than being mentally, or physically capable of a mountain hunt in a few months. Ryan John scours the mountains near Ketchikan on an afternoon in September. (Courtesy Photo | Jeff Lund)

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Thinking inside the box

Staying fit and not just for hiking in August.

Bog plants and bird feeder begin to bustle

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Bog plants and bird feeder begin to bustle

Right now, it’s busy outside.

A brown bear chomps on a sockeye salmon on the Alaska Peninsula. (Courtesy Photo | Drew Hamilton)

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Pride of Bristol Bay: The bears of McNeil and the Pebble Mine project

They’re on a collision course.

A rugged Alaskan’s COVID-19 story

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A rugged Alaskan’s COVID-19 story

A marathon plan went very off course.

A spotted frog readies to go a courting after emerging for the season. Columbia spotted frogs hibernate in ponds, springs, beaver dams and under stream cut-banks where it doesn’t freeze and moisture has adequate dissolved oxygen for them to breathe (through the skin). (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)

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Spotting spotted frogs in the wild

They’re “singing” and ready to mingle.

Duck-billed dinos stomped across the land bridge

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Duck-billed dinos stomped across the land bridge

A dinosaur found in Japan is very similar to one that has been found throughout Alaska.

Connecting people to salmon in Alaska, the East Coast and the Midwest during COVID-19

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Connecting people to salmon in Alaska, the East Coast and the Midwest during COVID-19

A lot has changed almost overnight.